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In mathematics — specifically, differential geometry — the Bochner identity is an identity concerning harmonic maps between Riemannian manifolds. The identity is named after the American mathematician Salomon Bochner.

Statement of the result

Let M and N be Riemannian manifolds and let u : M → N be a harmonic map. Let d denote the exterior derivative, ∇ the gradient, Δ the Laplace-Beltrami operator, Riem_N the Riemann curvature tensor on N and Ric_M the Ricci curvature tensor on M. Then

${\displaystyle \Delta {\big (}|\nabla u|^{2}{\big )}={\big |}\nabla (\mathrm {d} u){\big |}^{2}+{\big \langle }\mathrm {Ric} _{M}\nabla u,\nabla u{\big \rangle }-{\big \langle }\mathrm {Riem} _{N}(u)(\nabla u,\nabla u)\nabla u,\nabla u{\big \rangle }.}$

References

• Eells, J (1978). "A report on harmonic maps". Bull. London Math. Soc. 10 (1): 1–68. doi:10.1112/blms/10.1.1. ISSN 0024-6093. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) MR495450

External links

• Weisstein, Eric W. "Bochner identity". MathWorld.

See also

• Bochner's formula

• Differential geometry
• Mathematical identities